Welcome to Kurtistown ...

Kurtistown is located on the island of Hawaii.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kurtistown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Kurtistown is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Kurtistown lies in the Hawaiian/Aleutian Standard Time Zone (HST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Kurtistown: 808

The ZIP code for Kurtistown: 96760<2>

Communities near Kurtistown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kurtistown.

Hawaiian Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Acres
Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <3>
Ainaloa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainaloa
Fern Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Acres
Hilo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilo
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilo <3>
Eden Roc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Roc
Hawaiian Paradise Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Paradise Park
Wainaku
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainaku
Fern Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Forest
Hawaiian Beaches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Beaches

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kurtistown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kurtistown.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kurtistown. See our Newspapers Page for Kurtistown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kurtistown ...

Looking for more information about Kurtistown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kurtistown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kurtistown.

Adding Kurtistown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kurtistown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Kurtistown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kurtistown post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kurtistown.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kurtistown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Kurtistown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kurtistown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/